I NEVER SLEPT WITH 2 SISTERS—DESMOND ELLIOT CRIES OUT

After being accused of sleeping with two sisters in a news report that went viral in 2013, Nollywood actor, Desmond Elliot kept silent on the matter until recently, when he reacted to the issue. He stated in an interview that nothing of such happened, stating that the girls in question were just wards under his care.

According to the actor, it's not a must that to be related to someone by blood, adding that the girls were just family friends who he took care of because their parents travelled abroad.

He noted that it was an accusation that had no foundation and boasted that the writer of the article had to apologise to him for creating such a distraction.

"I don’t know. It was baseless. The ladies in question are my wards and I take care of them. Do I have to be related to them by blood? We are family friends and we have been family friends for years. Their parents are abroad and whenever they are in Nigeria, they stay with me, so it was a baseless distraction and the person who did the article about me has since apologised," he explained.

DKB, OKI BAKASI, BOVI OTHERS TO RIP YOUR RIBS AT 1018 NIGHT OF LAUGHS & MUSIC

It’s that time of the year again to let your hair down, lay aside your worries and laugh your heart out at the night of 1018 Laughs and Music.

With the ongoing tension in the country, a good night of laughter comes highly recommendable and the best way to do it is to make a date with internationally acclaimed king of comedy, Oki Bakasi at the Conference Centre on August 2nd.

Okechukwu Anthony Onyegbule (a.k.a) Okey ‘Bakassi’ McAnthony was born on the 23rd of October 1969 and the first of 5 children. His early education was at; Alvan Ikoku Demonstration School Imo State, Mbaise Secondary School Imo State and Federal Government collage Port Harcourt. He holds a Bachelor of Technology Degree in Agricultural Engineering from the Rivers State University of Science & Technology in Port Harcourt.

This Engineer became a professional movie actor in 1994 after his national service (NYSC). His unique talent, synergy and high level of professionalism has clearly distinguished him in the comedy industry.

As an actor and stand-up comedian, Okey Bakassi has played numerous comic roles that brought laughter to many homes and hearts.

His strong scientific background backed by over 18 years of professional experience as comedian, actor and public speaker has exposed him to huge audiences around the world; Dallas (USA), Frank furt (Germany), London (UK), Toronto (Canada), Ghana, South Africa, 36 States of Nigeria.

Other comedians to be expected on the night are Ghana's own DKB, Bovi, Dan D’ Humurous with authentic Ghanaian music from the legend Nana Tuffour of Abeiku Fame, Akwaboah and Wiyaala.

Tickets are available at X-MEN, MTN offices in Osu and Accra Mall and Charter House for Ghc70 and Ghc150. The show is sponsored by MTN with support from GhOne TV and powered by Charterhouse.

LIL WIN, KYEIWAA, R2BEES, JOEY B, BISA KDEI, OTHERS STORM UK THIS WEEKEND

This Saturday, London will witness a thrilling and captivating musical showdown and stand-up Comedy event from Major Acts from Ghana.

The Event, organized by Sachs Entertainments, in collaboration with Alordia Promotions, The Finest and KKD, will witness performances by top Ghanaian music icons including R2Bees, Joey B, Bisa Kdei and a host of others in the first part of the event

The performances will be followed by a stand-up comedy show by Ghana’s leading comedian Lil Win, who will be making his first appearance in the UK since his rise to fame and stardom. This will be followed by a contemporary comedy drama by the famous Akrobeto, Kyeiwaa and Maame Serwaa.

The show, dubbed ‘’Ghana-UK Triple Treat 2014’’ aims of giving the African and Ghanaian community in UK something they had yearned for in the past years. The Power packed Event, which is expected to attract over 3000 music enthusiasts, will be held at the Dominion Centre, 9 the Broadway Wood Green London N22 6DS

The organizers hinted that the event promises to be different and would bring out the biggest passion of Ghanaians, which is good music and comedy. The show will be hosted by KKD, with London’s biggest afro beat DJ Alordia, Dj Invincible, Dj Yaw, Dj Sawa among others.

KOFI B OKAYS COURT ACTION ON GHAMRO

Hip-life artiste Kofi B says he is happy about the court action that threw the old board of the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) out of office.

Kofi B was part of a campaign that sought for fairness, transparency and equity in the distribution of royalties by GHAMRO.

He was also one of the strong voices among other musicians who had been calling on the former Chairman of GHAMRO, Carlos Sakyi and the rest of his team to explain why the board was still in office when the organisation’s constitution said he shall remain in office for a maximum of two years – which elapsed in May 2013.

“We were all fighting for the old board to step aside and that is what the court granted us. So everyone is okay about it,” Kofi B told NEWS-ONE.

About two weeks ago, a Human Rights Court ordered the Carlos Sakyi-led board to step aside, setting up another interim board made up of Enoch Agyepong, Nana Aboagye Dacosta and Kwame Nsiah Apau also known as Okyeame Kwame to operate for six months and ensure that structures are put in place for proper elections to be conducted to elect a permanent board for GHAMRO.

Speaking on the interim board, Kofi B stated that since the new board had barely started its operations, it was impossible for him to assess them.

“For that one I cannot say anything about it because they are also new people. I can only evaluate them after one month in office. But if the elders in the industry agree that the interim board are competent, I have nothing else to say,” he added.

Sources close to the organisation say the interim board of GHAMRO is expected to commence work in August.

MZBEL GOES JET SKIING IN ADA AFTER CASTRO'S DISAPPEARANCE?

Earlier this week, Belinda Nana Akua Amoah aka Mzbel who happens to be the ex-girlfriend of missing Hipife musician Theophilus Tagoe aka Castro, went to the same holiday resort Aqua Safari in Ada where the musician disappeared with Janet Bandu.

It is not clear if Mzbel went to Ada in search of her former lover or she went on holiday but onlookers and sources in Ada have disclosed to Peacefmonline.com that the “Sixteen Years’ hit singer was spotted jet skiing on the same Ada River where Castro's unfortunate incident happened.

Pictures on Mzbel’s social media pages have further confirmed that she was indeed in Ada after Castro’s incident.

It’s been almost three weeks since the sudden disappearance of renowned Hiplife artiste Castro and his acquaintance Janet Bandu.

Mzbel and Castro de’ Destroyer have done a couple of songs together aside their past romantic attachment during their happy days. She featured Castro on her Domestic Violence song “Sixteen years” and “Yopoo” on the same album, and subsequent songs including “E Dey Be”.

Several individuals and organizations including the Police, friends and families of both Castro and Janet and the media have visited Ada for firsthand information on the mystery.

In the past weeks some friends and well-wishers like Selly of Big Brother fame and her boyfriend Big J, Hiplife musician Barima Sidney, Ashanti regional NPP chairman Bernard Antwi Boasiako, popularly called Chairman Wontumi and some spiritual leaders have all been to Ada to show their solidarity and help in their respective ways to search for Castro and Janet Bandu.

As family, friends and fans of Castro all over the world hopefully waits Castro’s return, the big question being asked is, whether Castro is dead or not since his body hasn't been found neither that of Janet who got missing with him since there is no proof of whether the musician and Janet are actually dead or not.

TOO HAPPY TO BE UGLY - KUMAWOOD ACTOR, SUNSUM

If Kumasi based actor, Yaw Adu, aka Sunsum, knew his face could win him many fetish priest roles in movies, he would probably have started acting much earlier.

Still he is happy that within the short period of four years, he has successfully featured in more than 10 movies all because of his face.

Speaking to Showbiz in an interview on Monday, Sunsum said it is his ugly face that has brought him into the limelight as an actor. “You can’t play the role of a fetish priest if you have a nice face. My face has earned me many of such roles and I’m very proud of that.

“I take advantage of my face to do justice to the fetish priest roles I am given. To look scary for the role, I don’t usually need much make-up because my face is already frightful”

According to him, he is unique from the other actors because no one plays fetish priest roles better than he does.

“If any producer is looking for an actor to play the role of a fetish priest, I am the first port of call because I have never disappointed any producer ever since I started my movie career”.

Asked if anyone has made mockery of his face, Sunsum who used to hide from people because of his face said he received unpalatable comments at the early stages of his career but now his face has become one of the most expensive ones on the Akan language movie scene.

“People come to my house on a daily basis and plead that I take pictures with them. Anywhere I go, everyone wants to come around me because they like the way I act,” he said.

Talking about how he entered the movie scene, Sunsum who had always wanted to be an actor but did not know how to go about it said his friends who were close to movie producers introduced him to one of them and he did not disappoint when he had the opportunity to feature in his first movie.

“I had watched several Akan movies so it was not much of a problem to me when I was given the opportunity. I played the role very well as if I had been acting for a long time”

After breaking through Akan language movies playing alongside actors such as Emelia Brobbey, Nana Ama MacBrown, Agya Koo, Lil Win, Akrobeto and Bill Asamoah, Sunsum dreams about the day he would have the opportunity to work with English language movie actors such as Majid Michel, Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Okoro and John Dumelo.

Known for movies like Bosom Ba, Hansome Paddies, Gud Morning, Ogya Sunsum, Abré Ne Bayie, Judge Akasa, Pastor’s Wife and Abusua Mpé, Sunsum said despite his ugly face, there are a lot of pretty girls who want to go out with him.

Now the problem Sunsum is facing is whether the women are after his fame or for real love.

“I cannot tell what the women want from me but a lot of women express interest in me when I step out.

I don’t even know how some of them get my telephone number to send me messages expressing interest in me”

ENO: SIZE DOES NOT MATTER

As one of the few surviving female rap musicians in Ghana, sensational Eno does not see the plus size of her body as an obstacle that will hinder her from matching up to the other rap artistes who are not so body-endowed.

“I know it is perceived that my kind of music or rapping is for those who are not as big as I am judging from the energy a rapper needs to make an impact on stage when performing.

“But I am not an idle person, I exercise a lot and I am very health conscious. Before I go on stage, I rehearse, check my breathe control and then unlock all the energy I need to make my performance look good.” she told Showbiz on Tuesday.

“If I say I want to listen to what people are saying about my body size and wait to slim before I do music then I’m sure I would be dead by the time I come out with my first single. I do not need the permission of anybody to do what I have been blessed to do and who says rap music is for only those who are slim?

Eventhough most of the ladies in Ghana who are pursuing secolar music are slim and cute, Eno does not see that as a challenge looking at the size of her body.

“I do not have a problem with the fact that most of the ladies I find myself doing secular music with are slim and I say this because, I have reached a point in my life where I tell myself that the size of my body should not determine what I do”.

Responding to whether other female artistes do not intimidate her when she is on the same bill with them, she said; “not at all, whenever I have to perform, what matters to me is how to entertain my fans and that is what I work at and I make sure I make my fans happy after every performance.”

“Moreover, I have a fan base that love and admire my kind of music and to me that is what matters. I do not care what others think, the bottom line is I love who I am, I love myself and I do not wish to be someone else” she said.

The Kumasi based rapper who has been rapping for almost a decade also had a word for people who describe her as fat. “I do not see myself as a fat person. I would describe myself as someone who is well endowed in all aspects of my body and I do not wish to change who I am.

Born Ruth Nana Serwaa Nyame, Eno had her secondary education at Methodist Secondary in Tema where she shared the classroom with Sarkodie, Stay J,Yaw Siki, Stonebwoy and others. Eno read marketing at Kumasi Polytechnic.

She is known for songs like My Love which featured Afriyie formerly of Wutah, I'm Out, pull me out, Tonga(Cover), ‘What’s My Name, Chain of Love, Commot For There and many more.